5 - 6 Oct 2018 Seedlings Workshops: LOOK! SEE? This month in our early years programme, artist Lucy Hill will be exploring how we see the world – and how it might see us!
27 - 29 Sep 2018 Grass Look down. What are you standing on? Explore the ground and all of its wriggling inhabitants in this quirky dance show for our youngest audiences.
6 Aug 2018 Fun Size Jazz! Give jazz a try at The Ark as accomplished musicians share new ideas for young audiences in the second of our new Fun Size Jazz series. In partnership with Improvised Music Company.
3 - 4 Aug 2018 Seedlings Workshops: Tangle, Loop & Weave This fourth iteration of our monthly early years programme continues the playful exploration of materials ideal for little ones aged 2-4 (and their grown-ups!) to imagine and create together.
29 - 30 Jun 2018 Seedlings Early Years: The Art of Sunshine Artist Lucy Hill introduces children ages 2-4 to the magical properties of the sun and photography! The perfect opportunity for the children to get creative with their grown-ups!
23 Jun 2018 Celebrating Birds in the City: Drop-in activities We unveil a lush new planted façade and entrance garden, transforming The Ark into a new green space to attract bird life, insects and flowers – with the design informed by the ideas and artworks created by local children.
9 Jun 2018 Early Years Music Workshops: Little Birds This early years music workshop is inspired by the very distinctive voice of a bird called a Bittern who lives in the reed beds, next to the water.
31 May - 2 Jun 2018 Seedlings Early Years Workshops - June The Paper Playground. Let’s leave the toys aside awhile to play with the packaging! In the second of our monthly early years programme Seedlings for ages 2-4, we explore the creative potential of paper!
7 May 2018 Fun Size Jazz! Give jazz a try at The Ark as accomplished musicians share short performances of new ideas for young audiences in our new Fun-Size Jazz series. In partnership with Improvised Music Company.
3 - 5 May 2018 Seedlings Early Years Workshops - May We kick off our new monthly early-years programme Seedlings with a special workshop perfect for children ages 2-4 to get creative with their older relatives.